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You agree with me, then. Thank you, Simon. I appreciate your input.

I purchased this (Byzantine) coin as John II, but the more I look at it, I am not sure. It could be Manuel I, (or someone else). (Possibly SB 1980.) Can anyone put me on the right road, please? AE15.7mm., 1.16gm.

I accept that, and I did leave complaining until a long time after the longest anticipated delivery date had passed because of mail 'difficulties'. In this case it was a 'local' seller, (not International).

From an eBay auction, I recently purchased a Siliqua of Theodosius; - sellers description Siliqua, Trier, 378-83 Theodo-sivs. Pearl diademed. draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. virtvs ro-manorvm, roma enthroned, holding globe and spear. 1.59g. bought at Auctions in UK The seller started the bidding at US$80 which I agreed to open the bidding at. There were no further bids and I won the auction. I paid for my purchase (including the freight), and the seller marked it as 'sent' (but did not provide a 'Tracking Number'). Needless to say it never arrived and the seller wouldn't answer emails so I claimed through eBay who promptly (within 24 hours) refunded my payment in full. The seller gccollective-trade has some reasonably high priced coins and I can only surmise that the bidding didn't go high enough for him to let the coin go. Have others had a similar experience?

Recently I found that all of my 'Parthian' coins were actually Elemais (under the rule of Parthia) so I bought my first 'real' Parthian coin. 147-191 A.D. KINGS OF PARTHIA. Vologases IV. Dichalkon (Bronze, 15.4 mm, 3.77 g, ), Seleukeia on the Tigris, SE 475 = 163/4. Obv: Diademed bust of Vologases IV to left, wearing tiara; to left, EOY. Rev. Draped and turreted bust of Tyche to right; to right, 'A'. Sellwood 84.144. Shore 632.

Circa 168-167 B.C. MACEDON, Amphipolis, under Roman Rule. Time of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Æ21.6. (Gaius Puplilius, quaestor), . Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right Rev: MAKEΔONΩN TAMIOΥ ΓAIOΥ ΠOΠΛIΛIOΥ (MACEDON, QUAESTOR GAIUS PUPLILIUS) in three lines within oak wreath. Ref: BMC 72; SNG Copenhagen 1320. 10.58g, 21.6mm,

Possible location of serpent??

@shanxi very clever of you, and to all other contributors. Your contributions are most welcome. As Doug stated I agree. Thank you, all, again.

I have this (worn) bronze coin AE19mm., 3.36gm. that I believe to be a Septimus Severus / Altar, but I cannot find a reference to this coin. Can anyone assist me please?

@ambr0zie Thank you. That is what I was after. Clears it up for me. Thank you, again.

I have a Roman Provincial coin where the 'reference' describes both 'towns' which is confusing me greatly. If the mint was at Laodicea (Turkey), then what is the reference to Seleucia (Macedon) and Pieria (Macedon) for? Where does Antioch (Syria) fit in? For my purposes I only need the region and the town (i.e. Macedon, Thessalonika) My coin:

1642 Philip IV Sp. Netherlands (Double Strike) (Date reads 16442)

1606 PHILIP III Spain KM#7.1 Segovia

I recently picked up this silver obol from THRACE, Apollonia Pontika (400-350 B.C.) 1.23gm., AR9 mm. Obv: Gargonian facing, Rev: Anchor with crayfish and 'A' in R. and L. fields, and ΚΩΜΥ to the left. Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 173

Let us not forget the unexploded ordinance from such ships that has become unstable over time.

I am happy with this recent pick-up. 400-330 B.C. MYSIA, Lampsakos 1.09gm., AR10mm. Obv: Janiform female heads Rev: Bust of Athena (R) wearing Corinthian helmet Λ A M in front, Λ behind Ref: SNG France 1183

My coin arrived, and as promised here are some better photos of it. 3rd-2nd century B.C. THRACE Kallatis AR Hemidrachm 2.37gm., 13mm. Herakles / Bowcase and Club SNG BMC 203

Interesting legend on this coin. on the reverse at the bottom we have ΚΑΛΛΑ that reads from left to right and at the top we have ΤΙΑΝΩΝ still following the legend around the coin but with the top of the letter on the rim of the coin, and also, the letters are 'mirrored' (the 'N's are back to front). ( A 'clearer to read' image, for reference, below).

Believe your legend may be KAΛΛA-TIANΩN with AΠOΛΛO in exergue. Poss. AMNG I 227; cf. SNG BM Black Sea 214 (monogram); cf. SNG Stancomb 69 (AΠOΛ)

Thanks for all of your help, and looking forward to more of the same. Wishing you the best, (you deserve it), with everything.

Snap! I just bought a coin from Kallatis, but it is yet to arrive. I do have the seller's (bad?) photos though. Heracles looks far from happy. (I shall post better ones when the coin arrives.) Kallatis, Thrace, , Silver Hemidrachm, 300-200 BC BTW. Love the write-up.

Thank you @John Conduitt and @akeady. Clearly I had doubts, hence the post. The seller claimed they were Hiberno-Manx 1030-34 but I have never heard of that description, and the weights looked 'light' to me too. The coins looked 'fresh' and the legends didn't read right.

I have been offered some early English coins but I don't know if they are the genuine article or not, so I am looking for some assistance, please. They are silver and weigh 0.061, and 0.051. The largest is 13mm.

Thank you Connor. I didn't know I had currency from Kyrgyzstan